U75 Pembrokeshire Camping Meet - September, in the Year of Our Lord 2018

It has been suggested that people might like the idea of an Urban75 camping meet in Pembrokeshire some time in September. It has also, somewhat unwisely, been suggested that I might take care of getting the project off the ground.

From my point of view, it would make more sense to schedule it in for early September, and I imagine that most people would prefer something over a weekend.

So, expressions of interest are invited. I can research and organise a suitable venue - probably some kind of organised campsite, assuming the gathering is of any size whatsoever. Things you might want to think about are:

Beach, near a town, or open countryside? Or do you have a particular, specific preference for somewhere to go?

When - I would prefer a weekend, even a long one, as it is my weekdays that tend to fill up

Activities? (other, obviously from boozing and general Urbanite carnage)

Family friendly, or not?

And anything else you care to specify.

Indicate your preferences below. When I've got a rough idea of what people are looking for, I'll start digging up a few candidate options.

I quite regularly used to drive past Newgale for my work, and the one thing that I find slightly offputting about the prospect of camping there is how often the field is flooded. OK if we have excellent weather, but if there's bad weather before (or during), we're likely to be underwater...

Well, that's what I'm thinking more than anything else - if there's any number of us, it's going to be tricky in high season.

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The Scots have a rather brilliant custom - September weekend. Last weekend in September is a four day job, still got the decent weather and it gives everyone a chance to recover from the madness of August.

If it's high season it might also be a tad steep...

(If anyone wants an alternate, I can recommend the place I'm at - Aberafon on the Lleyn peninsula. Relaxed, beach, decent facilities and £8.50 per adult per night...

There's a campsite quite close (10 mins' walk), at Upper Portclew Farm. It's a Camping & Caravanning Club site, so I'd need to talk to them about how we do that, given that I don't imagine all of us are likely to be members (but I am). And, obviously, until I speak to them, I don't know about availability.

There's a pub not far away, which seems a little lacklustre, but there is a more dynamic operation down near the beach...assuming we're going to be in need of pubs!

The Scots have a rather brilliant custom - September weekend. Last weekend in September is a four day job, still got the decent weather and it gives everyone a chance to recover from the madness of August.

If it's high season it might also be a tad steep...

(If anyone wants an alternate, I can recommend the place I'm at - Aberafon on the Lleyn peninsula. Relaxed, beach, decent facilities and £8.50 per adult per night...
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yes, i'm fully aware of that - my point was not 'this is in/near Pembrokeshire, anyone fancy it?', more that given that Pembrokeshire is likely to be utterly rammed during the school holidays, this is another option.